A stable set of connections between Russia and the United States exists, ranging from student exchanges to cooperation in space. Included within this set of connections are the relations between the Parliament of Russia and the U.S. Congress. Close contact between the two legislative bodies was initiated in December 1996.
Mikhail Dmitriev, First Deputy Minister, Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, outlines the Putin government's plans to reform Russian civil service.
Mikhail Dmitriev, First Deputy Minister, Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, outlines the Putin government's plans to reform the Russian civil service.
A Discussion With Mr. Boris Sheikmuradov, Chaired by Carnegie Senior Associate Martha Brill Olcott
In contrast to what, for decades, was the usual practice throughout Latin America, the fall of a democratically elected president in Ecuador, Peru and Argentina did not lead to repression by a ruthless military junta and the disappearance of thousands of political opponents. Moreover, society and not the military was the main agent of change.
The five states of Central Asia raise fundamental questions about the process of democratization in post-Soviet states and in the Muslim world more generally. In light of recent developments, the expectation of remaining as part of the region's Soviet heritage must now be incorporated with both nationalist and Islamic agendas that exist in Central Asia in order for democracy to have a chance.
The philosophical framework the international development community has traditionally used to carry out its legislative and institutional reform efforts in the post-communist countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union is incomplete and has failed to take into account several critical concepts and factors.